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Robert Paul Griffin

Senator from Michigan
SENATEREPUBLICAN1957–1979ID G000465
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LegislationHEADLINE
18%with Dems
of 2,563 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
18%with Dems
of 2,563 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1967 → 1969
still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1957196319691975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
17.4%with Democrats
of 379 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −15 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.J.Res. 1139No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 1139), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 379 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance10.2% · 147 votes
Government Operations and Politics9% · 133 votes
Energy15% · 107 votes
Armed Forces and National Security15.6% · 77 votes
Taxation14.3% · 70 votes
Law24.1% · 58 votes
Agriculture and Food1.9% · 53 votes
Congress25.5% · 51 votes
International Affairs5.9% · 51 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources19.4% · 36 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance16.7% · 30 votes
Animals0% · 25 votes
Commerce8% · 25 votes
Education13.6% · 22 votes
Transportation and Public Works22.7% · 22 votes
Depletion allowances28.6% · 21 votes
Social Welfare0% · 21 votes
Income tax10.5% · 19 votes
Environmental Protection11.8% · 17 votes
Power resources35.3% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions6.3% · 16 votes
Labor and Employment6.3% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector28.6% · 14 votes
Health0% · 13 votes
Political participation10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Political representation— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Amnesties— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Age and employment— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 47 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International monetary system, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

11 Congresses
85th · 195790th · 196795th · 1977
Republican · House · MI85th–89th
Republican · Senate · MI90th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
RG

Robert Paul Griffin

Senator from Michigan
SENATER1957–197911 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
18.3%with Democrats
of 2,563 votes · 81.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested18%of 2,563 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019571977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 379 votes17.4%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 379 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance10.2% · 147
Government Operations and Politics9% · 133
Energy15% · 107
Armed Forces and National Security15.6% · 77
Taxation14.3% · 70
Law24.1% · 58
Agriculture and Food1.9% · 53
Congress25.5% · 51
International Affairs5.9% · 51
Public Lands and Natural Resources19.4% · 36
Foreign Trade and International Finance16.7% · 30
Animals0% · 25
Commerce8% · 25
Education13.6% · 22
Transportation and Public Works22.7% · 22
Depletion allowances28.6% · 21
Social Welfare0% · 21
Income tax10.5% · 19
Environmental Protection11.8% · 17
Power resources35.3% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions6.3% · 16
Labor and Employment6.3% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector28.6% · 14
Health0% · 13
Political participation10% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Public works— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 7
Political representation— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Amnesties— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Age and employment— · 4
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 47 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International monetary system, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

85th · 195795th · 1977
Republican85th–89th
Republican90th–95th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
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